Just Submitted Earth Science Files

Below are a listing of files that have been recently submitted. They are in order of newest to oldest.
There are 504 files.

Seasonal Changes In The Sun's Path
Date Submitted: 2005-09-01
Students can use Microsoft Excel to graph the Sun's path during the equinoxes and solstices using altitude and azimuth data from the US Navy.

Reflection Of The Sun
Date Submitted: 2005-09-01
This method uses remarkably simple materials allowing anyone to observe the surface of the sun (sunspots) and the sun's real-time motion through the sky. Only the optical quality front surface mirror is a little difficult to find.

Reasons For The Seasons
Date Submitted: 2005-09-01
Students will examine the true reason for the seasons using flashlights, plastic balls, and toothpicks.

Hurricane Rita Water Vapor Animation
Date Submitted: 2005-09-01
This is the storm track of Hurricane Rita. Rita caused $10 billion in damage on the U.S. Gulf Coast in September 2005. LARGE FILE!

Planetary Exploration
Date Submitted: 2005-09-01
Students will design a research module that could be landed on Mars to collect data.

Planet Travel Project
Date Submitted: 2005-09-01
The year is 2050, and space travel is no longer science fiction. You are
employed by a major advertising company, and your latest assignment is to prepare a travel presentation for another planet in our solar system.

Paths Of The Sun
Date Submitted: 2005-09-01
This lab demonstrates the changing apparent path of the sun across the sky throughout the year.

Parallax Lab
Date Submitted: 2005-09-01
In the following lab, you will observe as your teacher sets up a model of a telescope and uses it to estimate distances.